Inner Sharpening of Tools

Neville's Inner Vision

That scene is not a ledger of smiths, but a drama of inner states. The Israelites march to the Philistines to sharpen their tools, yet the real edge is produced in consciousness. The tools—mattock, coulter, goad—represent your crafts and aims; the file you carry in mind represents an inner discipline. When you brandish this external sharpening, you reveal a mind conditioned to seek power beyond itself. In Neville’s language, the outer act merely mirrors an inner belief: you have seen your edge dependent on another, rather than discovering that your I AM is the source of all edge and readiness. The true providence is not a toll you pay at some workshop but a realization that you are already complete in awareness. To live with unity and good stewardship, revision is required: assume you are now sharpened by the I AM that I AM within you; feel the confidence that your work is ready and that guidance flows through you. Your community thrives when you act from that inner state, not from fear of dull tools.